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PISTILLAR CAVITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant Biology
- Culture of Fruit Trees
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pistillar cavity
1, record 1, English, pistillar%20cavity
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- calycinal cavity 1, record 1, English, calycinal%20cavity
correct, standardized
- pistil cavity 2, record 1, English, pistil%20cavity
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In certain fruits developing from an inferior ovary, a depression at the level of the attachment of the calyx, opposite the peduncular stalk attachment. 1, record 1, English, - pistillar%20cavity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fruit of the Rocha pear tree ... has a distinctive russeted area around the base which becomes less marked and regular on the rest of the skin and then tends to concentrate round the stem cavity; it is pale yellow, sometimes with a pink tinge on the sunny side, has some russet spotting and mostly no pistil cavity. 3, record 1, English, - pistillar%20cavity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pistillar cavity; calycinal cavity: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). 4, record 1, English, - pistillar%20cavity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Biologie végétale
- Arboriculture fruitière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cavité pistillaire
1, record 1, French, cavit%C3%A9%20pistillaire
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cavité calicinale 2, record 1, French, cavit%C3%A9%20calicinale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans certains fruits se développant à partir d'un ovaire inférieur, dépression au niveau de l'attache calicinale opposée à l'attache pédonculaire. 2, record 1, French, - cavit%C3%A9%20pistillaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En août, les sexupares s'abritent dans la cavité pistillaire, futur œil des poires, surtout chez les variétés où cette cavité ne se ferme pas complètement. 3, record 1, French, - cavit%C3%A9%20pistillaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Couper deux fines tranches prélevées dans la section équatoriale de la pomme sur environ un tiers de la longueur mesurée de la cavité pédonculaire à la cavité pistillaire. 4, record 1, French, - cavit%C3%A9%20pistillaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cavité pistillaire; cavité calicinale : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO). 5, record 1, French, - cavit%C3%A9%20pistillaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Biología vegetal
- Fruticultura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cavidad pistilar
1, record 1, Spanish, cavidad%20pistilar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cavidad calicinal 1, record 1, Spanish, cavidad%20calicinal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En ciertas frutas que se desarrollan a partir de un ovario inferior (por ejemplo, manzanas, peras), es una depresión al nivel de la unión del cáliz, opuesta a la unión del tallo peduncular. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cavidad%20pistilar
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